Operation Restoration Named Great Place to Work
Certification based on culture, employee experience and leadership
NEW ORLEANS, LA—Operation Restoration is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work® for 2024. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Operation Restoration. This year, 86% of employees said it’s “a great place to work.”
Great Place To Work® serves as a global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention and increased innovation.
"Great Place To Work® Certification™ is a highly coveted achievement that requires consistent and intentional dedication to the overall employee experience," says Sarah Lewis-Kulin, vice president of Global Recognition at Great Place To Work®. She emphasizes that Certification is the official recognition earned by real-time feedback of employees regarding company culture.
“By successfully earning this recognition, it is evident that Operation Restoration stands out as one of the top companies to work for and provides a great workplace environment for its employees," Lewis-Kulin adds.
Since its launch in 2016 by Founder, President and CEO Syrita Steib, Operation Restoration has grown to quickly become a leading nonprofit organization in New Orleans and a national leader in the legal justice movement advocating for formerly incarcerated people. Programs and services specifically serve justice-impacted women and girls. The organization provides more than 20 education, housing assistance, advocacy, social services and other programs.
“We are honored to become Great Place To Work Certified™ as we consider employee experience a top priority,” says Steib. “Operation Restoration was founded by and for formerly incarcerated women. The majority of our staff has been impacted by the legal system. We owe our continued success to our employees. We celebrate and thank them for their dedication to our mission and for creating a culture to earn this recognition. ”
According to Great Place To Work research, job seekers are 4.5 times more likely to find a great boss at a Certified workplace. Additionally, employees at Certified workplaces are 93% more likely to look forward to coming to work, are twice as likely to be paid fairly and have a fair chance at promotion.
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About Operation Restoration
Operation Restoration (OR) supports women and girls impacted by incarceration to recognize their full potential, restore their lives and discover new possibilities. The New Orleans-based nonprofit organization focuses on advocacy, education, economic mobility and true economic equity for staff, clients and the community. Our goal is to remove financial incentives for incarceration/detention and to increase investments in social services, education, and healthcare for all people.
About Great Place to Work Certification™
Great Place To Work® Certification™ is the most definitive “employer-of-choice” recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place to Work Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place To Work-Certified. Learn more at greatplacetowork.com